Opportunity Nox

2003 single by Roxette

"Opportunity Nox"

Single by Roxette
from the album  The Pop Hits
Released| 25 February 2003
Recorded| March; October 2002
Studio|

* Tits & Ass Studio, Halmstad
* Polar Studios, Stockholm

Genre|

* Electronic rock
* dance-rock

Length| 2:59
Label|

* Roxette Recordings
* Capitol

Songwriter(s)| Per Gessle
Producer(s)|

* Clarence Öfwerman
* Gessle
* Marie Fredriksson

Roxette singles chronology
| "A Thing About You"
(2002)  | "Opportunity Nox"
(2003)  | "One Wish"
(2006)

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Music video
"Opportunity Nox" on YouTube

"Opportunity Nox" is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released on 25 February 2003 as the lead single from the duo's third greatest hits compilation album, The Pop Hits (2003).

## Background and recording[edit]

The song was originally recorded at Per Gessle's Tits & Ass Studios in Halmstad on 4 March 2002.[1] Further recording took place later in October at EMI Studios in Stockholm, a month after vocalist Marie Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumour.[2] Due to her illness, the song features practically none of her vocals: she sings just two line fragments during the song's final chorus.[1]

## Release and promotion[edit]

The song was issued as the compilation's first and only single on 25 February 2003.[2] Following Fredriksson's diagnosis, neither Roxette or Gessle himself publicly promoted the track,[2] although an animated music video was directed by the duo's longtime collaborator Jonas Åkerlund, as well as Kristoffer Diös.[3] The animation for the video was created by South African animation director Murray John.[4] Despite the lack of promotion, the song became a substantial hit in the duo's native Sweden. It spent two weeks at number 2 on Sveriges Radio P3's Tracks chart, held off the top spot in both weeks by The Cardigans' "For What It's Worth".[5] It also spent two weeks at number 9 on Svensktoppen, becoming the first Roxette song to enter that chart.[6] The single peaked at number 11 on the national Sverigetopplistan sales chart.[7] It was also a minor hit in Germany,[8] Spain,[9] and Switzerland.[10]

The song received positive reviews from various Swedish publications. Per Bjurman of Aftonbladet called it "one of Gessle's strongest songs", and praised the chorus as a "classic distillate of the hardest power pop Per Gessle had knocking around in his Guaranteed-Gold-Disc-Collection—and it hits like a pissed-off hornet's nest." He went on to describe it as their best song since "Dangerous" (1989).[11] Anders Nunstedt of Expressen called it their best up-tempo single since "Joyride" (1991).[12]

## Formats and track listings[edit]

All songs written by Per Gessle.

* CD Single (Europe 5518972)

1. "Opportunity Nox" – 2:59
2. "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" (Live from Forest National, Brussels on 22 October 2001) – 4:08
3. "Breathe" (Tits & Ass Demo, 10 January 2002) – 4:33

## Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Pop Hits.[13]

* Recorded at Tits & Ass Studio, Halmstad in December 2001 and Polar Studios, Stockholm in March and October 2002.
* Mixed by Ronny Lahti, Clarence Öfwerman and Per Gessle at Polar Studios, Stockholm.

Musicians

* Per Gessle – lead and background vocals, acoustic, electric and lead guitars, production
* Marie Fredriksson – background vocals and production
* Ronny Lahti – engineering
* Christoffer Lundquist – bass and electric guitars
* Clarence Öfwerman – electric guitars, programming and production
* Mats "MP" Persson – electric guitars and engineering
* Shooting Star – programming

## Charts[edit]

Chart (2003)  | Peak
position

|

Germany (Official German Charts)[8] | 69
Spain (AFYVE)[9] | 31
Spanish Airplay (AFYVE)[9] | 18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 87

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "The Roxette Demos, Vol. 1, Disc 2 – 01: "Opportunity Nox" (Conversation with Sven Lindström)". The Per Gessle Archives (A Lifetime Of Songwriting) (liner notes). Per Gessle and Sven Lindström. Stockholm, Sweden: Elevator Entertainment. 2014. 334 43503.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. ^ a b c Thorselius, Robert (May 2003). The Look for Roxette: The Illustrated Worldwide Discography & Price Guide (1st ed.). Sweden: Premium Förlag Publishing. ISBN 978-9197189484.
3. ^ Ballad & Pop Hits - The Complete Video Collection (DVD liner notes). Roxette. EMI. 2003. 7243 4 90946 9 7.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. ^ Murray John (11 June 2016). "Murray John on Vimeo". Vimeo. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
5. ^ "Tracks: 1 March 2003". Sveriges Radio P3 (in Swedish). Nostalgilistan. 1 March 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
6. ^ "Svensktoppen: 9 March 2003". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Nostalgilistan. 9 March 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
7. ^ a b "Roxette – Opportunity Nox". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
8. ^ a b "Roxette – Opportunity Nox" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
9. ^ a b c Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
10. ^ a b "Roxette – Opportunity Nox". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
11. ^ Per Bjurman (6 February 2003). "Aftonbladet: En av Gessles starkaste låtar" [One of Gessle's strongest songs]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 February 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
12. ^ Anders Nunstedt (6 February 2003). "Roxette har en hit igen - med Marie i bakgrunden" [Roxette has a hit again - with Marie in the background]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 August 2017.
13. ^ Lindström, Sven (2003). The Pop Hits (CD liner notes). Roxette. Capitol Records. 72435 8215-0 1.

## External links[edit]

* Opportunity Nox at MusicBrainz

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Roxette

* Marie Fredriksson
* Per Gessle

Studio albums|

* Pearls of Passion
* Look Sharp!
* Joyride
* Tourism
* Crash! Boom! Bang!
* Have a Nice Day
* Room Service
* Charm School
* Travelling
* Good Karma

Compilations|

* Rarities
* Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!
* Baladas en Español
* The Ballad Hits
* The Pop Hits
* A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs!
* The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06
* Roxette XXX – The 30 Biggest Hits
* The RoxBox!: A Collection of Roxette's Greatest Songs
* Bag of Trix

Remix albums|

* Dance Passion

Live albums|

* Live: Travelling the World

Videography|

* Sweden Live
* Look Sharp Live
* The Videos
* Live-Ism
* Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! – Roxette's Greatest Video Hits
* Crash! Boom! Live!
* All Videos Ever Made & More!
* Ballad & Pop Hits – The Complete Video Collection

Concert tours|

* Join the Joyride! Tour
* Crash! Boom! Bang! Tour
* The Neverending World Tour

Related articles|

* Discography
* Songs
* Clarence Öfwerman
* Christoffer Lundquist
* Gyllene Tider
* The Lonely Boys
* Helena Josefsson
* Dea Norberg
* PG Roxette
* Pop-Up Dynamo!

* v
* t
* e

Roxette singles

Pearls of Passion|

* "Neverending Love"
* "Goodbye to You"
* "Soul Deep"
* "I Call Your Name"

Look Sharp!|

* "Dressed for Success"
* "Listen to Your Heart"
* "Chances"
* "The Look"
* "Dangerous"

Joyride|

* "Joyride"
* "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"
* "The Big L."
* "Spending My Time"
* "Church of Your Heart"

Tourism|

* "How Do You Do!"
* "Queen of Rain"
* "Fingertips '93"

Crash! Boom! Bang!|

* "Sleeping in My Car"
* "Crash! Boom! Bang!"
* "Fireworks"
* "Run to You"
* "Vulnerable"

Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!|

* "You Don't Understand Me"
* "The Look '95"
* "June Afternoon"
* "She Doesn't Live Here Anymore"

Baladas en Español|

* "Un Día Sin Ti"
* "No Sé Si Es Amor"

Have a Nice Day|

* "Wish I Could Fly"
* "Anyone"
* "Stars"
* "Salvation"

Room Service|

* "The Centre of the Heart"
* "Real Sugar"
* "Milk and Toast and Honey"

The Ballad Hits|

"A Thing About You"

The Pop Hits|

"Opportunity Nox"

A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs!|

* "One Wish"
* "Reveal"

Charm School|

* "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)"
* "Speak to Me"
* "Way Out"

Travelling|

"It's Possible"

Good Karma|

* "It Just Happens"
* "Some Other Summer"
* "Why Don't You Bring Me Flowers?"

Bag of Trix|

* "Let Your Heart Dance with Me"
* "Tú No Me Comprendes"
* "Piece of Cake"

Soundtrack|

* "It Must Have Been Love"
* "Almost Unreal"

Other|

* "I Want You"
* "The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye" (Bassflow Remake)
* "The Look (2015 Remake)"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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